Safe Haven

Safe Havens

Not all women who get pregnant are ready to raise a child. Sometimes they see no options except to abandon the baby. Safe Havens provides a new option. It allows a birth parent to leave an infant (up to 30 days old) with:

amedical worker in a hospital;

amedical worker at a fire department or other emergency service organization; or

The birth parent (mother or father) can take a child to a Safe Haven. The law provides protection from prosecution only for the child 's parents.If the infant is left with a person at one of these places, and has not been abused, the parent will face no legal consequences for making this choice.